Kettle-steamer.



No. 773,272. PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904.

A. M. BALDWIN.

KETTLE STBAMER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented October 25, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

KETTLE-STEAIV IER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 773,272, dated October25, 1904.

Application filed March 25, 1904.

T0 (oi/Z whom it Duty concern:

Be it known that I, ADELE MARY BALDWIN, gentlewoman, of the city ofToronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Kettle-Steamers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in kettle-steamers; and the objectof the invention is to devise a simple form of steamer adaptable to akettle by which crumpets, a late meal, a poultice for a sickroom, orvictuals, 850., may be kept hot and moist without the necessity ofemploying a special pot or utensil, for the reason that the water in thekettle is always boiling and is instantly available, and by such adevice economize as to expense, avoid additional trouble and consequentloss of time and space; and it consists, essentially, of a steamerformed, preferably, with a sharp depending tapered portion, acylindrical portion depending therefrom, and a second reduced taperedportion depending from the cylindrical portion, the steamer beingotherwise arranged and constructed as hereinafter more particularlyexplained.

Figurel represents a perspective View of a kettle, showing my improvedsteamer in position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detail of thesteamer and portion of the kettle.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

A is the steamer, which is provided with the usual handles a and a andperforated bottom a. The steamer A is provided, preferably, withasharply-tapered portion A, which is formed with a U-shaped annular toprim 2, which fits the ordinary rim 3, formed at the bottom of the mainbody. The cylindrical portion A is suitably soldered at the top to thebottom rim of the tapered portion A and is formed at the bottom withastrengtheningrim (6" and inwardly-extending ledge a from which extendsthe reduced tapered portion Serial No, 199,991. (No model.)

A It will be noticed that the portion A extends upwardly above the earsB, on which is pivotally swung the bail of the kettle. The portion A isspecially designed and made of such a height that the steamer may beplaced in position within the ears and down tight into the opening atthe top of the kettle. The ledge (0 serves to form a secure base on thetop ledge B of the opening of the kettle, the lid of which of course isremoved in order to place my device in position. The portion A is madetapered, so that it will fit the difierent-sized openings in kettles.

Such a steamer as I describe, which is especially adaptable for kettles,in which, as is well known, the water is kept boiling or nearly so, willbe found very useful, especially in small families or where economy ismuch desired. Even in wealthier families the utility of the device isunquestionable, as muf' fins and other victuals which it is necessary tokeep hot will be kept so in my steamer without the necessity ofemploying a separate pot and steamer on the stove; It will also beunderstood that my device will be especially adaptable in keepingpoultices Warm or for late meals and may be applied to many other useswhich it is not necessary here to enumerate.

What I claim as my invention is A kettle-steamer comprising the mainbody having a perforated bottom and the sharplytapered depending bottomportion connected to the bottom rim of the main body, the cylind ricalportion forming a combination thereof and having an inwardly-projectingledge and the reduced tapered portion extending downwardly from theinner edge of the ledge into the opening in the kettle as and for thepurpose specified.

ADELE MARY BALDWIN.

Witnesses:

B. BOYD, M. MOLAREN.

